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Violent J of Insane Clown Posse

The Musician: When a pair of high-school dropouts calling themselves Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope began putting on clown makeup and performing horrorcore in the early ’90s, few pegged the Detroit duo for longevity. Over the past two decades, however, Insane Clown Posse has released 11 studio albums (the latest being 2009’s Bang! Pow! Boom! ), sold more than 6 million albums, branched out into running its own wrestling league, and will soon throw its 12th annual Gathering Of The Juggalos fan festival, which runs August 11-14 at Cave-In-Rock, Illinois. 

“Down With The Clown” (from 1997’s The Great Milenko )

Violent J: When “Down With The Clown” came out, that was the fourth Joker’s Card. That was The Great Milenko . That was our fourth album, so we were feeling like we had been around. We believe the whole Juggalo movement, and the question of “Are you down with the clown?” and “How long will you be down?” and all that really started to take solid form after the release of Ringmaster and right around The Riddle Box , our third album. That’s when the whole thing really whipped into form. So by the time we did the fourth Joker’s Card, The Great Milenko , it was evident that something was going on. 

Juggalos were born. That’s why on that album we have the song “What Is A Juggalo?” and “Down With The Clown,” because after Riddle Box came out, our third Joker’s Card, then it was really apparent what was happening. Even the name “Juggalo” wasn’t solid until sometime between Ringmaster and Riddle Box . It was still up in the air on the release of Riddle Box , but after Riddle Box came out, it was here, it was official, it was very real. So then the question came, “How long will you be down?” So that was sort of like an anthem. “Down With The Clown” is an almost, I don’t know if “patriotic” is the right word, because we’re not taking about America, but a patriotic Juggalo song. [Singing.] “I’ma be down / I’ma be down / down with the clown / ’til I’m dead in the ground.” It was saying, “It’s here, it’s alive, this is official, and I’ma be down forever. This is going to last forever.” That’s what that song was saying. That was the purpose of it. That was the meaning of it.

RV PAINTER: Yesterdays Painting Finished

At times I'm asked if my paintings are for sale. I do not put prices on my paintings as I just don't feel as tho a Blog is the place for pushing sales. However that said - let me say this: HELL YES they are for sale!!! :>) Pretty much everything we own is for sale except for a few family items and of course the family jewels! I believe in "Affordable art for the masses!" If you see a painting you like just email me at rvpainter@gmail.com and I'm sure we can agree on a price that will please you and me. My pricing kind of goes like this - I tell you what I would like for the piece and then you tell me what you'd like to pay for the piece and we'll reach a satisfactory compromise. My wife Melissa and I have a dream of buying an RV. This will be a self contained motorhome in which we will tour on a full time basis the USA-Canada- and Mexcio for at least two years. I'm an acrylic painter working both Plein Air and studio. My wife is a published author and she will be writing her way across these countries as I am painting my way. There is not much wall space in an RV and I will be creating some smaller pieces of original art that will fit nicely on a small easel or on a small section of wall. It is my intent to add a splash of color to the interior of an RV in the form of mostly bold - bright - sassy color in an easy to manage display format. My style is that of loose expressionism done with emotion and gusto with mostly a palette knife as my weapon of choice. Most - not all of my pieces have a pleasnat "chunky texture" to them and are as I say a SPLASH" of color and brightness to the RV interior. The smaller ones can easily sit on a counter top or a table top on an easel and will be easy to store when the open road calls. If you see something that piques your interest feel free to contact me at: rvpainter@gmail.

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